Acestrorhynchus falcatus

Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo. It is the type species of the genus Acestrorhynchus. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon River systems and the regions of Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana. It reaches a maximum total length of, and a maximum weight of.
Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.